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Persist the 'state' parameter until a successful callback.
We discovered the following issue while using [omniauth-facebook][1]. We are seeing an unexpectedly high number of CSRF violations (roughly 6% of sign-ins) when users return from facebook.com. Every time the user visits `/auth/facebook` and invokes the `request_phase` method, a new `state` value is generated and put in the session. If a user opens the site in two tabs and navigates to `/auth/facebook` in each, then they have two copies of https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oauth open, each with a different `state` param. But, only one of these state params is in the session under the `omniauth.state` key. One of these pages will thus have a `state` param that does not match the session. It is also possible to trigger this with concurrent or duplicate requests, or by using the back/forward buttons, causing a race condition in updating the session. The page with the `state` value that "lost" the race will authorize Facebook's permissions, but then fail when redirected to `/auth/facebook/callback` due to the token mismatch. I wondered why this gem always assigns a new `state` value on visiting `/auth/:provider`, compared to how [rack-protection][2] and [Rails][3] implement CSRF protection using a guarded assignment. My assumption in this patch is that this is to avoid sending a value to one provider that could be redeemed by another. If I send a state value to alice.com, then someone working for alice.com could take that value and the account of the user that authenticated there, then email the user a phishing callback link for bob.com, including a `state` value that will work. To avoid this, I have introduced a namespace into the session: each `state` value is keyed by the class name of the particular provider, so you can have a different state value per provider, but have them be reusable. The value is still removed from the session on completion to avoid replay attacks. Keeping the `state` constant until the auth process completes means it's safe to open multiple tabs and perform concurrent requests, or anything else that might leave the session in an inconsistent or unpredictable state. [1]: https://github.com/mkdynamic/omniauth-facebook [2]: https://github.com/sinatra/rack-protection/blob/v1.5.3/lib/rack/protection/authenticity_token.rb#L24 [3]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/v4.2.3/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb#L316
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Diff for: lib/omniauth/strategies/oauth2.rb

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end
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def authorize_params
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options.authorize_params[:state] = SecureRandom.hex(24)
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params = options.authorize_params.merge(options_for("authorize"))
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if OmniAuth.config.test_mode
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@env ||= {}
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@env["rack.session"] ||= {}
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site = self.class.name
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state = state_store.fetch(site) do
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state_store[site] = SecureRandom.hex(24)
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end
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session["omniauth.state"] = params[:state]
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params
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options.authorize_params[:state] = state
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options.authorize_params.merge(options_for("authorize"))
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end
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def token_params
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def callback_phase # rubocop:disable AbcSize, CyclomaticComplexity, MethodLength, PerceivedComplexity
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error = request.params["error_reason"] || request.params["error"]
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site = self.class.name
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expected_state = state_store[site]
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actual_state = request.params["state"].to_s
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if error
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fail!(error, CallbackError.new(request.params["error"], request.params["error_description"] || request.params["error_reason"], request.params["error_uri"]))
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elsif !options.provider_ignores_state && (request.params["state"].to_s.empty? || request.params["state"] != session.delete("omniauth.state"))
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description = request.params["error_description"] || request.params["error_reason"]
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error_uri = request.params["error_uri"]
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fail!(error, CallbackError.new(request.params["error"], description, error_uri))
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elsif !options.provider_ignores_state && (actual_state.empty? || actual_state != expected_state)
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fail!(:csrf_detected, CallbackError.new(:csrf_detected, "CSRF detected"))
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else
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state_store.delete(site)
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self.access_token = build_access_token
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self.access_token = access_token.refresh! if access_token.expired?
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super
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hash
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end
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private
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def state_store
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if OmniAuth.config.test_mode
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@env ||= {}
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@env["rack.session"] ||= {}
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end
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state_key = "omniauth.oauth2.state"
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state_store = session[state_key]
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unless state_store.is_a?(Hash)
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state_store = session[state_key] = {}
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end
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state_store
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end
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# An error that is indicated in the OAuth 2.0 callback.
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# This could be a `redirect_uri_mismatch` or other
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class CallbackError < StandardError

Diff for: spec/omniauth/strategies/oauth2_spec.rb

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expect(instance.authorize_params["scope"]).to eq("bar")
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expect(instance.authorize_params["foo"]).to eq("baz")
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end
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end
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it "includes random state in the authorize params" do
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instance = subject.new("abc", "def")
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expect(instance.authorize_params.keys).to eq(["state"])
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expect(instance.session["omniauth.state"]).not_to be_empty
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describe "state handling" do
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SocialNetwork = Class.new(OmniAuth::Strategies::OAuth2)
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let(:client_options) { {:site => "https://graph.example.com"} }
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let(:instance) { SocialNetwork.new(-> env {}) }
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before do
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allow(SecureRandom).to receive(:hex).with(24).and_return("hex-1", "hex-2")
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end
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it "includes a state scoped to the client" do
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expect(instance.authorize_params["state"]).to eq("hex-1")
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expect(instance.session["omniauth.oauth2.state"]).to eq("SocialNetwork" => "hex-1")
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end
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context "once a state value has been generated" do
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before do
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instance.authorize_params
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end
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it "does not replace an existing session value" do
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expect(instance.authorize_params["state"]).to eq("hex-1")
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expect(instance.session["omniauth.oauth2.state"]).to eq("SocialNetwork" => "hex-1")
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end
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end
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context "on a successful callback" do
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let(:request) { double("Request", :params => {"code" => "auth-code", "state" => "hex-1"}) }
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let(:access_token) { double("AccessToken", :expired? => false, :expires? => false, :token => "access-token") }
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before do
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allow(instance).to receive(:request).and_return(request)
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allow(instance).to receive(:build_access_token).and_return(access_token)
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instance.authorize_params
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instance.callback_phase
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end
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it "removes the value from the session" do
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expect(instance.session["omniauth.oauth2.state"]).to eq({})
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end
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end
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end
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